She barely spared me a glance as her eyes narrowed on the deputy. “I see he’s back in town. What I don’t know is why you dragged him through the whole town and you have him cuffed.”
“He never called you back,” Remi said defensively.
“That was years ago! We were kids, and I didn’t want him to call me back!”
I smirked at Remi when his face twisted in confusion. “Did I forget to mention that we both just wanted one night?”
“You son of a bitch!” Colt shouted, charging me and tackling me to the ground. He swung hard, slamming his fist into my jaw like a sledgehammer hitting concrete. My head swam, but it was worth it to see the look on Remi’s face.
Thankfully, someone pulled the heavy fucker off me. I rolled just enough to see Delilah and smirked up at her. “This is not the way I thought we would meet again.”
“Seems about right,” she said, turning back to Remi. “Uncuff him.”
“But, I didn’t even get to?—”
“Remington Cross, you will take those cuffs off him right this minute, or I swear to God, I won’t go to your momma’s pie contest.”
The whole crowd gasped at the threat. I knew she was one hell of a baker, but was it really that bad that someone wouldn’t attend the contest? I must have been gone longer than I thought.
Sighing, Remi grabbed me by the arm and hauled me to my feet, pulling at my shoulder.
“Easy, there, deputy. I’d like to keep my limbs.”
“I’m only letting you go because she asked nicely.”
The funny thing was that it was nice for Delilah. The cuffs unlocked, but that didn’t stop Colt from sending me another threatening look.
“Can I go now, or did you want to charge me with wearing the wrong clothes in town?”
“I should,” he huffed. “You look like a fucking tool.”
Rubbing my wrists, I walked over to Delilah. “Thanks for saving my ass.”
“I didn’t do it for you. He just pisses me off,” she said, shooting Remi an irritated glare that I recognized all too well.
“Sure, that’s what it is,” I chuckled.
I was about to walk away when she grabbed me by the shirt and tugged me against her. Those sweet lips smashed against mine in a kiss I knew wasn’t actually meant for me, but I played along, wrapping my arm around her waist and pulling her flush against me.
Just for fun, I slid my tongue inside her mouth and put on a good show for the man she really wanted. When she finally stepped back, her cheeks were flush, but her eyes were all for Remi.
“Call me if you want a repeat,” she smirked before turning on her heel and walking away.”
Chuckling at the spitfire, I was about to walk away when I turned and walked right into Remi. “She kissed me.”
Twenty minutes later,Maverick let me out of my jail cell and handed me my phone.
“You should know better than to fuck with Remi.”
“She kissed me,” I argued.
“Then you should have kept your lips to yourself.”
“How does that even make sense?”
“It’s Remi. Nothing ever makes sense. Now, get out of here before he finds another reason to lock you up.”
“I’m sure it wouldn’t take much. Maybe my shoelace will come untied, and he’ll cite me for walking with a tripping hazard.”
